I'm just remenbering when NX was delayed to march '17 and the infamous michael pacther pointed out that probably the machine was actually delayed to holiday '17, and the march date was just a way to apaguize investors till the fiscal year end.
Keeping nx a secret is a smart way to wait till january and call "oops, guys, we couldn't finish in time, pls wait for the machine this holiday, ok? thanks"
"Hardware design isn’t about making the most powerful thing you can.
Today most hardware design is left to other companies, but when you make hardware without taking into account the needs of the eventual software developers, you end up with bloated hardware full of pointless excess. From the outset one must consider design from both a hardware and software perspective."
Gunpei Yoko
